https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:18:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345813 Sat, 07 May 2011 15:05:51 +0000 rae 345813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I semi-tuck to show my belts and prevent my legs from looking too stumpy, while still maintaining a casual vibe. If your look doesn't have a casual/rough element, it may not work for you... but that's just personal preference. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345804 Sat, 07 May 2011 14:57:43 +0000 Maya 345804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the rumply, casual vibe of this look but I can't understand how people wear it without the shirt shifting and bunching. Then again, I can't understand how people even wear completely tucked tops without shifting and bunching. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345799 Sat, 07 May 2011 14:49:07 +0000 Anonymous 345799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I remember this....what year was it? Ah, yes......1989. Didn't know it was back. Are they doing the triple socks with stirrup pants yet (again)? I recently saw tight-rolled jeans. I'm in no hurry to re-live my jr high days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345689 Sat, 07 May 2011 06:24:46 +0000 Polly (thunalata) 345689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sometimes end up semi-tucked...</p> <p>So does my DS6...</p> <p>I don't think I can pull off the look, but I've been surprised to find how much the look has grown on me after seeing people wear it on the forum. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345648 Sat, 07 May 2011 03:41:52 +0000 Michelle 345648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could never pull it off in a million years. It would look like the blind girl messed up while getting dressed. Plus, it's not remotely my style, and I don't h ave the physique for it.<br /> WElcome back, Katja! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345623 Sat, 07 May 2011 02:32:19 +0000 Janet 345623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the semi-tuck too, and have done it in similar ways to what Aida shows here. It works well for casual looks with my jeans that need to be belted (becoming more of an issue these days as they get looser) and certain lightweight tops that drape or fall in a certain way. They can't be stiff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345132 Fri, 06 May 2011 04:15:09 +0000 san 345132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elisabeth, thank you for the great description of why the semi tuck is used. It makes so much sense now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345130 Fri, 06 May 2011 04:03:02 +0000 annagybe 345130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate wearing my pager. So when I'm in house it's always hidden under my scrub top, clipped to my pants. When I'm on call in street clothes, I just clip it to my bag. Admittedly when I'm at work I'm wheeling a very large heavy ultrasound machine, so people just get out of my way.</p> <p>As to semi-tuck I like it but have never done it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345075 Fri, 06 May 2011 01:27:50 +0000 Aida 345075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh the semi-tuck as function (over form)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345073 Fri, 06 May 2011 01:18:46 +0000 lyn* 345073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do the semi-tuck sometimes to show my authority. </p> <p>Let me explain: the pager, in the hospital, is the sign of power. It means you're not a med 1 or a med 2. It means you're a slave. But at the same time, it means that you are house staff.</p> <p>So I clip the pager to my waistline, and then I tuck my shirt behind it, and it's semi-tucked. And shows off my pager of power. So I don't get hassled by security guards all the time. :p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345061 Fri, 06 May 2011 00:57:26 +0000 Angie 345061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae and Aida semi tuck really well!</p> <p>Taylor semi tucked in a special way too :)</p> <p>Such clever lasses here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-345037 Thu, 05 May 2011 23:35:18 +0000 Melissa 345037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am on the too unpolished to pull this off team, too. I am too rumpled most of the time for it to look like anything other than a sloppy oversight. I appreciate it on others, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344967 Thu, 05 May 2011 21:22:42 +0000 Aida 344967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's definitely a style preference, and Angie's blog post inspired me to try it. I now love the semi-tuck and sport often! Not limited to tees, it also works well with other types of tops. I think I dress fairly "grown-up" and am somewhat polished, and it fits in well for my style. That said, I do also wear fully tucked tops, and of course untucked tops most of the time. Casual examples below, #1 is just this past week. I don't think it's something everyone has to like for themselves, though :)</p> <p>EDIT: Elisabeth's thoughts on the belt buckle bump are very astute, that is part of what draws me to this style as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344870 Thu, 05 May 2011 18:33:10 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 344870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also in the Joy camp - on me I think it would just look sloppy and unintentional.</p> <p>(I HAAAAAATE this look for some reason; it just gets on my nerves. I hear my inner grandma coming out: "tuck your shirt in, young lady!") </p> <p>It does seem to work better on ladies who don't have a lot of excess flesh around the midsection - another reason why it wouldn't work on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344817 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:34:49 +0000 Anonymous 344817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a fan of the semi-tuck. But then, I like the casually-rumpled look over-all....sleeves pushed up, pant legs rolled etc. I'm not at all polished so I guess it suits me. I've been doing it for years and felt quite vindicated when Angie did her blog post on the topic. Also. it was nice to see someone I consider very polished show the technique as a purposeful style element. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344816 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:32:17 +0000 Anonymous 344816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344811 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:19:09 +0000 patti 344811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>per Joy: "Unfortunately I'm not polished enough for the look to look deliberate" - that's me too. I've tried it and it looks very un-deliberate on me. I love it on Clinton Kelly from What Not To Wear though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344800 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:06:21 +0000 Anonymous 344800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My DH wouldn't get it either but I'm not even trying this trend. I don't think my women friends would get it either. Unfortunately I'm not polished enough for the look to look deliberate. I'll stick to asymetrical hems on tops instead. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344799 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:05:29 +0000 Aziraphale 344799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do the semi tuck sometimes. It only works with low-rise jeans and a casual, fitted, cotton jersey knit top of exactly the right length. To my eye it doesn't work with a dressier outfit, with higher-waisted jeans or even a casual skirt. </p> <p>The reason I do the semi tuck is that when you wear a belt (which I often need to do to prevent jean slide-down) , the buckle leaves a big lump under your shirt. Tucking your top to display to the buckle gets around this, but the top has to be a little clingy. A looser, woven shirt or blouse tucked in front and flapping around at the back looks funny, to be sure. </p> <p>This issue ties right in with one of the reasons I joined this forum. I had been having problems with jean slide-down, and joined so I could ask advice about how to prevent this without wearing a belt. Someone (I can't remember who) suggested wearing a slim belt and sliding the buckle over to your hip to avoid the unsightly belt-buckle lump. I tried it, and it works! So I'd like to give credit where credit is due -- whoever you are, thanks for the tip! I do the semi-tuck a lot less often now that I have that trick up my sleeve. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344786 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:47:55 +0000 MsMary 344786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the semi-tuck!</p> <p>I have to wear it when my hubby is out of town on business, though, because he is on Team Katja! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344780 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:28:48 +0000 Katja 344780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the link to Angie's post - I read it and the responses. It strikes me as sort of a school girl thing (one responder talked about the boys coming back in from playing rugby at recess with their shirts hanging out and their ties around their heads).</p> <p>I'm really into being a grown up right now (not saying that won't change) - maybe that's why it doesn't appeal to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344777 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:19:09 +0000 Heather 344777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a total style preference, but it can be done really well. </p> <p>Check out Aida's and Rae's WIW posts. They are brilliant at the half-tuck. It seems effortlessly cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344776 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:16:31 +0000 Anonymous 344776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie did a blog post on it:<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2011/01/31/the-semi-tucked-look/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2011/01/.....cked-look/</a><br /> The responses are interesting. I think there were some examples on the forum too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344775 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:13:43 +0000 qfbrenda 344775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't get it either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-dont-get#post-344773 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:11:57 +0000 Katja 344773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...tucking in your shirt only in the front. Is this a trend? Looks like the person forgot to finish getting dressed before leaving the house. </p>